Taylor, MI Sidewalk & Pedestrian Rules: Obstruction Rules (2026)

Chapter 44, Article III governs every sidewalk and driveway approach in the City of Taylor. Section 44-54(a) makes it unlawful for anyone to let a sidewalk or driveway approach next to their property fall into disrepair or become unsafe for pedestrians, and equally unlawful to use a public sidewalk in a way that destroys it or leaves it in disrepair. Subsection (b) defines disrepair to include cracked concrete flags, deteriorated isolated surface areas that are a safety hazard, water ponding from grade differences or deterioration, sidewalks that fail the minimum specifications in Sections 44-61 and 44-66, or any surface not reasonably safe and convenient for travel.

Subsection (c) puts the department of public works in charge of inspecting citizen complaints and ordering construction, reconstruction or replacement as needed. Subsection (d) separately bars placing rubbish, litter, dirt, vehicles or any other matter on a public sidewalk, covering blockages that are not about physical decay but about someone using the walkway as storage, a dumping spot or a parking space. When the building department or public works department finds a violation, Section 44-55 lets it serve written notice on the property owner requiring construction, reconstruction or replacement within 45 days, delivered personally, by mail, or posted on the premises; if the owner does not comply, the city can do the work itself and bill the owner, with any unpaid balance becoming a special assessment against the property under Sections 44-64 and 44-65.